Health & Safety Lead

UGL is seeking a Health & Safety Lead for a substation and high voltage transmission line project in Perth, WA. This Monday to Friday role involves monitoring HSSE legislation, providing safety advice, and designing safety culture initiatives. Candidates should have a relevant tertiary qualification, at least 10 years in Safety, Health, and Environmental Management, and strong communication skills. UGL values diversity and offers attractive employee benefits.
UGL Utilities team are currently looking for a HSE Manager for a substation and high voltage transmission line project in WA.

- - Monday to Friday position

- - New project, with a large ongoing pipeline of works

- - Great employee benefits, allowances & attractive remuneration on offer

Some key responsibilities of this role will include:

• Monitor and interpret relevant HSSE legislation, policies and regulations in order to provide direction and advice to projects which meet statutory and corporate objectives and responsibilities.

• Provide advice and coaching to managers, specific HSSE reporting & analysis for client and management needs.

• Liaise with customers, external regulatory bodies’ state organisations responsible for work place safety and ensure compliance and compatibility with their systems and processes.

• Design and deploy safety culture change initiatives aimed at increasing the focus and attention to safety and environment in the business.

About you

• Tertiary Qualification (Diploma or greater) in a Workplace Safety and Health related discipline

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in Safety, Health and Environmental Management in Construction/Infrastructure industry

• Excellent knowledge of the OH&S, Environment and Workers Compensation legislation

• Demonstrated capability to develop and implement safety management systems

• Thorough knowledge of AS 4801, ISO 9001/14001, ISO31000

• Cert IV Training and Assessment

• Strong communication skills

What makes you right for UGL

• Ability to provide a safe, supportive, and positive workplace
• Empower a united and collaborative culture
• Deliver technical excellence and create efficient, innovative solutions
• Build an enviable reputation and the trust of employees, clients, and other stakeholders
• Genuine concern for safety and the environment

About Us

UGL's utilities business undertakes essential design & construction services for critical infrastructure in the power and water sectors. Our end-to-end delivery ranges from transmission lines, switchyards, substations, electrical distribution through to water and wastewater treatment plants and water pipelines.

Our expertise includes the design, construct, commission, operate and maintain where our Utilities Team safely leads and delivers design & construct projects across Australia. Our project delivery extends to include short and long-term contracts either through self-performance works, working with Sub-contractors or through Joint Ventures. Our work spans from the engineering design through to structural, civil, electrical installation works and commissioning.

UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises, and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies.

At UGL, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

UGL does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or recruitment agencies.